Chapter 9: Trouble
Several carriages stopped at the side door of the Chu family's silk shop, and Chu Xiaowen held a few of the best embroidered satin, piled up in the carriage that was already folded to the brim.
Lao Zhang, the leader, blew his beard and shouted: "Okay, the goods are all ready, what should I do, but at most half an hour, otherwise I will skin you." ”
"Okay, it's been so many years, you still don't feel at ease, Mr. Zhang. A few of the guys who came down from the villa cheered, and then left with their shoulders hooked, thinking about the big girl in the flower building.
"Just half an hour of lazy time, still thinking about the girl, the young people nowadays are really getting more and more disagreeable. Lao Zhang snorted, then saw Chu Xiaowen who was tying the rope next to him, turned his face and smiled: "It's still a good kid of you, let's go, just watch it from an old man here." ”
Chu Xiaowen bowed his hand to the old man and walked away.
Lao Zhang looked at Chu Xiaowen who was walking away, shook his head and sighed: "What a good boy, alas." ”
As the world-famous Nifang Pavilion, their rouge naturally has its own uniqueness, the ladies and ladies of the major families are very sought after, but the price of rouge here is only affordable for these ladies and ladies, so their business profits are increasing every year, but there are very few customers in the store, because they are all rich maids and maids, and it is difficult to see the appearance of ordinary women.
Fortunately, Zun Wuyi couldn't leave the mountain, and if she was allowed to follow here, she would definitely be annoyed by Chu Xiaowen to buy all the rouge in the store.
And as a teenager, this kind of incongruous person is like a regular customer of Nifang Pavilion, because as soon as Chu Xiaowen walked in, the girl who watched the store automatically took out a delicate small stone box from the counter.
"Frost ointment. The girl very politely put the stone box in Chu Xiaowen's hand, even if their shops are open all over the world, there are some forces that they can only look up to. Therefore, even if this young man is just an errand runner, this girl still does not dare to slack off in the slightest.
Chu Xiaowen put down six taels of silver, he actually found it difficult to understand why someone would spend six taels of silver a month for these dress-up things, which was enough for ordinary people to spend for a few months.
However, not understanding does not mean that Chu Xiaowen can't accept it, because every time he runs an errand, he can get one or two silver for running errands, which is actually another kind of care for Xiangjiaoxi, so he is still very grateful in his heart.
Rouge bought it, but the wind and rain building is two streets away, so there is still plenty of time to calculate.
It's just that as soon as he came out of the Nifang Pavilion, it didn't take long for Chu Xiaowen to see a snow-white figure walking out of a medicinal herb shop.
The reason why it is snow-white is not because of her clothes, but because her skin and her pure temperament, like a lotus flower on a snow-capped mountain, white and flawless.
"Ah, it's you. ”
Chu Xiaowen, who originally wanted to leave like this, was stopped by the girl's voice, and couldn't help but turn his head a little strangely.
Liu Meixue said happily: "It's really you, your name is Chu Xiaowen, right?"
Chu Xiaowen turned around and said, "Exactly, I don't know what's going on?"
Liu Meixue was a little happy but a little uncomfortable, turned her head and looked around, like a thief, and after seeing that the people passing by on the street were people she didn't know, she whispered: "I, I want to thank you." ”
"Thank me?" Chu Xiaowen was even more puzzled.
"Well, what happened in the dojo today, thank you. Liu Meixue doesn't look like a talker, and she is thin-skinned, but after a few words with a boy she met on the first day, her face turned a little red.
Chu Xiaowen's brows furrowed, and he said, "You should have heard what Chu Xingxian and them said about me. ”
"I heard about it, but I don't understand, you haven't done anything wrong, and your surname is Chu, shouldn't you be more of your own person than me?" Liu Meixue lowered her voice very low, as if she was talking about something rebellious.
Indeed, the affairs of the children of the Chu family, as the children of the next family, should not interfere.
Chu Xiaowen loosened his brows and said, "It's because my surname is Chu." ”
Liu Meixue looked at him puzzled, and Chu Xiaowen said lightly: "Since you know their attitude, you shouldn't talk to me, the opportunity to enter the Chu family to study is rare, and your father and mother don't want you to get into any trouble." ”
"I, I know. When Liu Meixue heard that her father and mother were mentioned, she looked around a little scared, but suddenly said mischievously: "It's good not to let them see it." ”
Chu Xiaowen was a little unhappy, Liu Meixue's idea was too simple, because she didn't know that her kindness would bring unnecessary trouble to people.
But he really shouldn't be angry with such an innocent and kind girl, so Chu Xiaowen just hugged his fist again and left.
Just didn't take a few steps, he stopped again and looked at Liu Meixue behind him.
But the girl smiled at him, "I'll go this way too." ”
Chu Xiaowen remembered that Chu Xingxian and the others made an appointment to have a banquet in the wind and rain building today, of course, they were all half-grown children, and the most important protagonists included this cute little junior sister.
Chu Xiaowen didn't say anything, so he walked with Liu Meixue one after the other.
However, Chu Xiaowen is really not a person who can chat, Liu Meixue felt that the atmosphere was very awkward, but she didn't know what to say.
Just like that, when he was about to walk to the Wind and Rain Building, he finally met Chu Xingxian and others.
"Little junior sister, this way. ”
Liu Meixue raised her eyes and saw that the pedestrians in front of her had moved out of the way, her face showed awe, and even those who ran the rivers and lakes stood aside and looked at the group of teenagers in the middle.
Chu Xingxian and the others waved their hands to this side under the gaze.
Liu Meixue's heart tightened, if she was seen walking with Chu Xiaowen, I was afraid that she would not be able to have a better time in the Chu family in the future, but when she looked at Chu Xiaowen's original position, she found that the other party disappeared at some point, but the other party was clearly standing two steps away from her just now.
Liu Meixue couldn't help but look around, but she couldn't see Chu Xiaowen's figure, and her doubts slowly turned into surprise.
Chu Xingxian walked up to Liu Meixue and asked strangely, "Little junior sister, what's wrong?"
Liu Meixue forcibly suppressed the surprise in her heart, shook her head a little nervously and said, "No, nothing." ”
Chu Xingxian looked at her strangely, but his brows quickly relaxed, and he smiled: "Then let's go, everyone has been waiting for a long time." ”
Fengyulou is located in the most prosperous section, naturally pedestrians, and being watched by so many pedestrians, Liu Meixue always feels that her breathing has to become more careful, as for Chu Xingxian, who is standing side by side with her, and those Chu family children who are half a step behind, they are very accustomed to this kind of gaze, and even enjoy it a little.
Fengyulou listens to the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes is very heavy, but in fact, the layout here is very elegant, neither vulgar luxury, nor old-fashioned bookish flavor, this is the most luxurious restaurant in the city, usually only people with status will come here, as for those who run the rivers and lakes except for those famous high-rollers, almost will not appear here.
Liu Meixue naturally couldn't have been to a restaurant of this level, and even hearing the money for a pot of high-grade Longjing tea scared her a little.
So she was sandwiched among the children of the Chu family, like the other two newcomers, very cramped, I don't know if it was because of the atmosphere of the restaurant or because of the identity of the people around her.
There is no wine, but the teacups are staggered, it is still very atmospheric, Chu Xingxian pushed the teacup and saluted Xiao Ji: "Respect Xiao Ji first, worship under the incense sect today, it is much better than those of us who don't have a master." ”
Everyone laughed loudly, teaching and learning to treat every child fairly, and it is not possible to accept someone as an apprentice, but there will also be accidents, such as sword casters, five element masters, and pill medicine masters, which are very rare industries in the Chu family, there will be masters who recruit capable and interested children to enter the door, but in a swordsman family, the sword is everything, so Xiao Ji is the only one in this generation who is talented and interested in the Five Elements Master disciple.
Xiao Ji happily exchanged glasses with others, but Chu Xingxian's next sentence made her a little unhappy.
"Next, junior sister Jingmei Xue, and..."Chu Xingxian thought for a while about the names of the other two before continuing: "Su Changge and Bai Xi, welcome to join us." ”
Liu Meixue raised the teacup in a panic when she heard her name, such a clumsy action was also very cute, which made Chu Xingxian and the others couldn't help but be attracted to their eyes.
Xiao Ji, who has always been regarded as the only protagonist, was even more unhappy when he saw the eyes of others, and snorted heavily.
And the two new male disciples who raised the tea quilt, seeing that the eyes of the others were all looking at Liu Meixue, they were just incidental, and they couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, and then they heard Xiao Ji snort, and both of them hurriedly put down the teacup.
Su Changge's eyes rolled a little uncomfortably, and suddenly his eyes were fixed, and he pulled Bai Xi's sleeve.
"What's wrong?" Bai Xi asked in a low voice when he saw that no one was paying attention to them.
Su Changge didn't speak, but pointed downstairs.
They sat on the second floor of the Accord, with one window looking out of the street, and the other side with the window open, but the lobby of the restaurant could be seen.
At this time, Chu Xiaowen handed over the silver two to Xiao Er, and waited in the building alone.
Bai Xi's eyes lit up, and he thought of a good way to get Chu Xingxian and others to identify with him.
When Su Changge was talking to Liu Meixue with others, he suddenly coughed, overpowering everyone's voices.
Chu Xingxian and the others thought that they were chatting with Liu Meixue very happily, and they all looked at them dissatisfiedly when they were interrupted, and the coldness in their eyes was self-evident.
Su Changge was able to be selected from the private school, naturally there is something extraordinary, at this time, although he felt the unkindness in his eyes, he still reluctantly suppressed the fear in his heart, and said: "The training of Chujiazhuang is really first-class, and the resources given every day are even more precious, and all of you here are the best among the children of the Chu family, and the attention they receive is naturally not comparable to us, and it is really a blessing for us to be able to learn from your classmates." Thinking of the past few years of penance, day and night practice, and countless falls, I can be with you today, no matter how much suffering it is, it is worth it. ”
This sycophant shot was too sudden, so that Chu Xingxian and the others couldn't react, but seeing that Su Changge and Bai Xi intentionally or unintentionally moved out of the window, Chu Luo, who was close, looked down and couldn't help but sigh.
The others looked at him strangely, and only heard him say: "Indeed, you all worked hard to enter Chujiazhuang with your true skills, but some cheeky people have not paid anything and enjoy the same resources as us, which is really unfair, and this cheeky person is downstairs now." ”
Chu Xingxian and several others all walked over and looked down when they heard this, and just happened to see Chu Xiaowen standing in the building and suddenly raised his head.
At this time, Bai Xi stood up a little angrily and said: "This is really unfair, senior brothers, you are all capable people, people with status, I naturally admire it, but I really can't accept this kind of waste, if I don't breathe this way, I'm really sorry for my penance for several years." ”
Hearing this, Liu Meixue's face suddenly became a little ugly, and she hurriedly lowered her head.
Chu Xingxian's eyes lit up, and he was about to agree, but Chu Li, who was sitting next to Xiao Ji, said loudly at this time: "This is not good, everyone is the same disciple, and there should be no public private fight." ”
Hearing this, Chu Xingxian and the others immediately hesitated, the Chu family did not explicitly stipulate the duel between their disciples, but some supported everyone to learn from each other, but as a child of the Chu family, even Chu Xingxian knew that it would really damage the face of the Chu family to do it with his own people outside.
They can fight inwardly and isolate certain people, which is something that cannot be stopped from above, but as long as they go out of the door of Chujiazhuang, the sword of the Chu family can only be pointed outside, which is the consciousness of every child of the Chu family, and it is also a perennial subtle education.
Seeing the reaction of Chu Xingxian and the others, Bai Xi, who didn't understand the invisible rules of the Chu family, was a little apprehensive, could it be that he slapped his ass on the iron plate?
However, at this time, a very tall disciple of the Chu family spoke: "It's just a discussion, it's okay." ”
In addition to these people who grew up with Chu Xingxian who were invited today, there were also a few first-class disciples who were not old enough to stay, and Chu Feng, who spoke up, was the highest cultivation among these disciples, and was the same peak martial artist of the Taixuan Realm as Xiao Fei.
Even Chu Feng said so, of course Chu Xingxian and the others did not hesitate, and immediately patted Bai Xi's shoulder and said, "Since this is the case, junior brother will go and teach a lesson... Ah no, go and learn from this Chu Xiaowen. ”
"Yes, thank you to the senior brothers for making it happen. Bai Xi said with a cold look, and then pushed the door out.
Chu Li hurriedly stood up and persuaded: "We are all members of the Chu family, so why bother with him?"
If others said this, Chu Xingxian would have said coldly, but Chu Li is the heir of the next generation of family heads, and he is the object of everyone here, so naturally it is not easy to say anything, Chu Xingxian just smiled and pressed him back, and said: "It's just a discussion, everyone doesn't bring a sword, and it's fine." ”
What else did Chu Li say, Xiao Ji suddenly smiled and said: "Xiao Li, you are late today, and I haven't punished you yet, quickly punish me with three cups." ”
Chu Xiaowen also noticed Chu Xingxian and his party upstairs very early, although he couldn't hear what they were saying, but when he saw Bai Xi suddenly pushing the door out, and the others looked at him with a sneer, he somewhat understood what was going on.